Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Key Term: Stereotype

“Regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding. . . . Westerners are trendy, Midwesterners are dull, Northeasterners are brainy, and Southerners are lazy”(Brad Edmondson)“

地区性旧习自从美国确立起就成为它的一部分…西部人时髦,中西部人木讷,东北部人机智,南方人懒惰”(布拉德·埃德蒙森)

Is that true, or just an old story, even a prejudice?

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